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David W. Altchek, MD, and Riley J. Williams III, MD, performed knee surgery on Brooklyn Nets point guard Jarrett Jack, according to Sports Media 101.

Maywood, Ill.-based Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine and Loyola University Health System named Alexander J. Ghanayem, MD, FAAOS, chair of the department of orthopedic surgery and rehabilitation.

Kapstone Medical and Band-Lok received a U.S. patent for the Band-Lok Tether Clamp and Implantation System.

Twin Cities Orthopedics in Minneapolis, along with 30 Minnesota- and Wisconsin-based organizations, is working to drive the adoption of the American Joint Replacement Registry at local hospitals, according to a Physical Therapy Products report.

Around half of orthopedic surgeons admit to having biases toward specific types or groups of patients, according to the Medscape Lifestyle Report 2016: Bias and Burnout.

Here five spine surgeons discuss whether the spine industry will soon see a bundled payments initiative from CMS.

The University of Notre Dame Alumni Association awarded Peter J. Daley, MD, the Dr. Thomas A. Dooley award, according to Notre Dame News.

Dana P. Piasecki, MD, is an orthopedic surgeon with OrthoCarolina, an orthopedic facility serving the greater North Carolina area.

Medela recently launched its new foam dressing kit for wound therapy.

Nima Salari, MD, is an orthopedic spine surgeon with DISC in Phoenix.